Benthophilus grimmi

Benthophilus grimmi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Benthophilus
Species:	B. grimmi
Binomial name
	Benthophilus grimmi; Kessler, 1877
	The range of the species
Synonyms
	Benthophilus grimmi grimmi Kessler, 1877;

Benthophilus grimmi is a species of goby widespread in the northern Caspian Sea at depth 80 to 240 metres (260 to 790 ft). This species is common from Chechen Island to Absheron Peninsula.^[1] This species can reach a length of 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in) TL.^[2] The specific name honours the Russian ichthyologist (1845–1921),^[3] who was Chief Inspector of Russian Fisheries in the Russian Empire^[4] who collected the type specimen.^[3]

References[]

^ Boldyrev V.S., Bogutskaya N.G. (2007) Revision of the tadpole-gobie of the genus Benthophilus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 18(1): 31-96.[1]
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Benthophilus grimmi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ ^a ^b Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 May 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ Sverker Sörlin (2016). Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region: Norden Beyond Borders. The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 978-1317058939.

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